48 h. ago A quarter of Optus customers consider leaving telco after fatal Triple Zero outage

A survey shows the potential commercial damage to the telecommunications giant from the outage, which follows a similar outage in late 2023.

Economics

5 d. ago Victorian government under scrutiny after triple zero outage

The state government is under fierce scrutiny as the opposition demands to know how many Victorians were impacted by a triple zero outage.

Politics

1 week ago Optus sent outage alerts to wrong email address during Triple Zero crisis

The Department of Communications has said that two emails sent on the day of the September 18 Optus outage were sent to the wrong email address.

Events

2 w. ago Communications Minister summons major telco bosses after triple zero outages

The CEOs of Optus, Telstra and TPG Telcom will meet with Anika Wells in Canberra after the recent triple zero outages across the country.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘I’m still a new minister’: Anika Wells under pressure over Optus saga

Anthony Albanese has publicly backed the communications minister in the wake of multiple Triple Zero outages and three deaths.

Politics

3 w. ago Australia news as it happened: 10 shot, four killed in Michigan mass shooting; Optus hit with another Triple Zero outage

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Events

3 w. ago ‘Clearly unacceptable’: Optus hit with fresh Triple Zero outage

NSW premier Chris Minns has taken aim at Optus after the embattled telco suffered another Triple Zero outage.

Events

3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: 10 shot, four killed in Michigan mass shooting; Optus hit with another Triple Zero outage

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Events

3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: 10 shot, two killed in Michigan mass shooting; Optus hit with another Triple Zero outage

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Events

3 w. ago Outage in part of Western Australia means Triple Zero calls can't be made

An NBN outage in the Goldfields Esperance region of WA is preventing people from making Triple Zero calls.

Politics

3 w. ago Seven more customers confirmed to be hit by Optus outage as Premier responds

The fallout from Optus’ triple zero outage continues, with more customers revealed to be impacted.

Economics

4 w. ago WA news LIVE: Another WA customer ‘unaccounted for’ after failed 000 call

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Economics

4 w. ago WA news LIVE: Perth syndicate who tried to pull off $1 billion offshore cocaine haul plead guilty

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Economics

4 w. ago WA news LIVE: Founder of ‘tough love’ Perth rehab clinic announces resignation

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Politics

4 w. ago WA news LIVE: Optus Stadium naming rights under question after triple zero outage

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Politics

4 w. ago Optus stadium naming rights under question after triple zero outage

Attention has turned to the $50m naming rights contract between Optus and Perth's flagship stadium after the triple zero outage.

Politics

4 w. ago SA woman hit by triple zero outage after husband’s emergency

A South Australian woman was unable to get through to triple zero after her husband fell unconscious.

Events

4 w. ago WA Police left in the dark over full extent of Optus outage that left two dead

Western Australia’s police force learned of the full extent of the Optus network outage that affected triple-zero calls at the same time as the rest of the nation on Friday afternoon.

Events

4 w. ago Optus CEO admits telco missed multiple warnings before Triple Zero outage

He also admitted the issues weren't escalated, meaning the outage was unreported for 13 hours.

Events

4 w. ago South Australian man left without triple zero during Optus outage

A South Australian man who desperately tried to call for an ambulance said he couldn't connect to triple zero because of Optus' outage.

Politics